A man who was dumped by his wife after getting a large penis tattooed on his thigh has had the inking removed in a bid to win her back.

Stuart Valentino, 34, hit headlines earlier this month – after he drunkenly etched himself with the 6.5 inch design, using a tattoo gun that wife Samantha had purchased as a Christmas present.

But she failed to see the funny side, and left her husband after claiming that the tattoo was the culmination of a long-running series of pranks that she had been subjected to.

Now, Stuart has undergone laser surgery at a clinic in Portsmouth in the hope that it will win back his wife.

Speaking after the painful treatment, Stuart said: ‘This is my last chance to win back my wife and family.

‘It was bloody painful but worth it.’

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Speaking previously, Stuart revealed how the tattoo had damaged his family life – as he was unable to take his daughter swimming without the crude inking being on show.

Describing the effects of the questionable tattoo on his family life, Stuart added: ‘We argued non-stop. It would cost nearly £1,000 to remove, something that could have been spent on a family holiday.

‘Finally last month, Samantha announced she couldn’t take it any longer, and left me.

‘I had no idea that a joke could ruin my life. I’m devastated I’ve lost my family, and frustrated with myself. I can’t blame anyone else.’

He was also previously dubbed the ‘world’s most annoying husband’ – after posting a series of pranks on YouTube, which saw him spend the whole weekend slapping his family with a fish, making his wife vomit after pretending to eat cat poo, and drawing a monkey face on his sleeping wife’s bottom.